Moderate Dems pivotal in Saturday health care vote (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:22:52 GMT Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., right, accompanied by Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., gestures during a health care reform news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Analysis: Outlook for tough Iran sanctions is dim (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:47:57 GMT Map locates uranium enrichment plant in Iran

Sen. Nelson a 'yes' on health care test vote (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:10 GMT AP - Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska is a "yes" in a crucial weekend test vote on health care.

Ethics Committee admonishes Burris (Politico) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:09:51 GMT Politico - Ethics panel: Illinois senator used “inappropriate” and “less than candid” statements.

Obama takes friendly fire on economy (Politico) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:56:31 GMT Politico - Democrats — with their fears about the economy finally bubbling over — are aiming fire at Timothy Geithner.

US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:44:31 GMT AP - Prosecutors say they'll drop manslaughter charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide contractors charged in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting.

Ethics committee: No punishment for Sen. Roland Burris (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:06:40 GMT FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, Sen. Roland Burris, D-Ill., is interviewed by the Associated Press in his Capitol Hill office in Washington. Obama and other top Democrats sharply criticized his appointment to the Senate in December by an ethically tainted governor, Illinois' Rod Blagojevich, and they forced Burris to abandon hopes of winning election in 2010 by making it clear they would not back him. Burris, 72, has virtually nothing to lose by defying his party's leaders and voting as he pleases on overhauling the nation's health care system this fall. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

McCain predicts success in Afghanistan in 12-18 months (AFP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:48:34 GMT US Sen. John McCain waits to be introduced prior to delivering remarks at the John Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) November 9 in Washington, DC. McCain predicted an allied win in Afghanistan in one year to 18 months if sufficient troops are sent, as the White House mulls sending tens of thousands of reinforcements.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)

(AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:32:51 GMT AP - US says it will drop manslaughter case against former Blackwater guard in 2007 Iraq shooting.

Black firefighters object to white promotions (AP) Politics News - Yahoo! News - Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:22:52 GMT AP - A group of black Connecticut firefighters hopes to block promotions for white firefighters who won a discrimination case before the U.S. Supreme Court.